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A real bummer that the Kings weren’t able to win game 7 against the Warriors. I thought they were going to light the beam and end the Warriors legacy but it just wasn’t in the cards. Steph Curry showed why he’s one of the best of all time and they live to face the Lakers. That should be a great series to watch!

It's like the rival teams are going to have themselves in the semis and that's no good for both of them. Well, on the other hand only one shall proceed to the conference finals and then the NBA actual finals. Both teams have vamped roster and they're all going in to this game 1.
While the others are already started their series, this is gonna be one of the most talked but since there are few matches left altogether. It's not that hard to monitor and watch all of these games.

Definitely, people will have it think that it's like the actual finals but no.

Curry really did it all in this Game 7, and the Warriors won on the road again.
They really did fool us when it comes to road games. From one of the worst teams in the road this regular season to winning back-to-back games on the road to clinch into the 2nd round? No one really can stop Curry. Even Fox in one of the interviews said that it's really hard to stop him. I mean just look at how he releases the ball, and the unpredictability of him. This is the reason why I believe that they can still get at title as long as the core players of the Warriors are still there.

None. Simple as that.

If the Lakers can't guard Curry, the Lakers will just pray that he will have a bad night or they will lose. I mean the Kings who has younger and faster players that are also elite defenders can't stop him.

Reaves? Too inexperienced to guard Curry. He will be having a hard time following him.
Schroeder? I don't think so as well.
D'Lo? He will guard Thompson.

Take note that they also have Thompson and Poole who can just erupt anytime of the game. Now the Warriors have the homecourt advantage, but it's the Lakers. It hasn't been started, and yet I'm thinking of some good player match-ups already. Looney Vs. AD, Green Vs. Lebron. Curry Vs. .

They had a good start but they are not able to shoot threes. Only Obi Toppin is the one sinking down three-pointers which is unusual for the Knicks team.
Also, they are forgetting about Gabe Vincent and he is always left wide open. 5/12 in distance shots, his first time getting 5 threes in the playoff series so that means someone in the Knicks team is forgetting his station. They will badly need adjustments, especially without Randle around.

Chef Curry, oh how sweet that win is. Game 7, on the road, they are not known to win games on the road and yet they blew out the Sacramento Kings.
It must've hurt a lot for the young Kings team but this was one heck of a good experience for them, they will be better next season, I don't doubt that.
For now, give it to the experienced ones.

Lakers versus GSW will be so much fun.

Chef Curry recording 50, the most points in a game 7, damn. 30 of that is in the second half. He was given the green light to shot and he does deliver in the pivotal game 7 tonight. Steve Kerr in the post game interview says that no one can stop Steph Curry sending the message, and that is true, even Mr. Clutch DFox says that and Sabonis is lamenting the same.

So the question is, who is going to guard him from the Lakers, Dennis? Austin Reaves, D'Lo? For me Warriors are going to be a bad match-up for the Lakers. They have Wiggins to guard Lebron. And then Looney/Green against AD in the paint.

What a game by the Warriors in the road, Steph putting up 50 points in a elimination series, it was very close till the end of the second half. But we all know that Warriors is a third quarter team and so Curry pour everything he can in that quarter and it's was easy and smooth in the fourth.

So in the West, #2,#3 was knockout in the first round.

And now it will be Lakers vs Warriors. So familiar foe indeed, James against Steph but Lebron with a different team. Good season for the Kings though, it was really though but for sure, this is a big lessons for them to go against the Warriors and lost the series.

Worth to mentioned Looney's 20+ rebounds again.

Nah, the Heat turn it around in the 3rd quarter took the lead and that's it. No Randle for the Knicks so it's going to be a big problem for them. Quickley just had 9 points in the game. While Gabe Vincent started hot in this game with his shooting prowess. And as usual, Jimmy shows up in the game and score when it's needed. I just the experienced of the Heat is one of the big factor here, Lowry, and then Kevin Love, with that 3 outlet pass for easy points.

As I have said, the Knicks need Randle to play, they need his presence inside the court. The Knicks didn't have the rhythm in them after the first quarter. No spark and the Heat put a good defense and body on Brunson.

CP3 is a great defender, and a great floor general who can read the other team as well, not just on offense but on defense as well, so even if he doesn't touch the ball in a possession he could still direct people by talking. This is why it's insanely important to keep that going, Rondo was a player like that too, he could read the other team so well that he could finish with zero points and his contribution could be huge.

CP3 needs to work hard to help figure out Jokic and his system, they do not play just carefree, Nuggets have a system that works through Jokic and CP3 could help them with that. Ayton on Jokic, Booker on Murray, that leaves CP3 and Durant open, they could do help defense. Suns is too good to just lose, they need to fight harder without a doubt.

Knicks dominating the paint so far.  3-16 from 3 ain't gonna cut it though.  They need to just hit some more 3s and keep defending the 3.  This is going to be a great series.  Expecting this one to go 6 or the full 7.  Need Randle back as well.

They are also allowing Jokic to have quality rest. When he is out, Nuggets role players are doing well against the Phoenix Suns. Michael Porter Jr and Aaron Gordon did well scoring and pressuring the Suns even when Jokic is resting. They cannot allow that in the succeeding games. They must pressure Jokic to come back and not have long rest. I wonder what adjustments Monty Williams will do against the offense of the Nuggets and their own offense. They seem to be lost on the court in their match against the Nuggets.


I also bet with the Warriors in Game 6 since it is their home court. We know how strong the Warriors are on their home, so I was surprised to see the results. Game 7 will be good to watch. I am betting on the Kings this time to win on their home court. I still believe that the Warriors are bad on the road and the Kings will be able to defend their turf. Hopefully, I am right this time. I do not have a good result this playoffs, betting-wise.


They are complete right now. All of them are healthy and the role players are doing good. Even if Jokic has a not-so-good day, there are others that could easily pick up the slack. Murray is healthy and could pick up the slack in scoring. They have good defensive players as well which could annoy the offense of the Suns.

I think this time, Jokic will be able to experience NBA Finals. I do not think they have been in the Finals yet. If they get through Phoenix Suns, I do not think there are any other teams left in the West that could stop them from going to the NBA Finals.

The Denver Nuggets actually played well as a team. Almost all of the players actually performed really well. And that is why the performance looked so solid.

The Phoenix Suns could not perform well. At least not as well as their opponent did. Only Kevin Durant and Booker had a noticeable performance in that game.
Other than them I can't see anyone else who actually performed well.

If Nuggets can actually continue playing like this they will be able to become a serious competitor for the title.
But all comes down to one single thing which is if they will be able to be consistent or not.

Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets are like the western conference finals to me. Phoenix has a good bench as well but their main advantage is the experience. KD has been in the finals many times and Booker, CP3, and the team have been in many playoffs including finals. This really matters when it comes to close games in the final minutes and when the series becomes close later or when they're behind and need to continue focusing to win the remaining games.

Overall, Denver has the best line-up from starting 5 to the bench but Jokic, Murray and most of them have limited experience. Hopefully, they won't tilt during clutch situations. I'm cheering for Denver this season to win the finals. And yes, Jokic should get another MVP this season over Embiid and maybe over Giannis too.

Paul doesn't need to score much to be effective in this series. It seems to me that he just needs to be a good point guard and create easy-shot opportunities for Durant and Booker. Besides, if the Suns really want to beat the Nuggets, they have to find an effective way to defend against Jokic. I mean, the Suns' big guys shouldn't allow him to grab as many rebounds as he did in game 1.

They need to keep playing the tempo that they've shown today,

I believe that with the healthy Nuggets it will be a good challenger to win the title. We have seen them before. It's just so
happen that the Lakers squad during the bubble is a full pack squad.

It's more on how hunger the player will be to continue winning, and aside from that it's also going to be depend
from how the coach will design and execute the game plan.

The Denver Nuggets should be focused and not gonna hold back when it comes to playing against the Phoenix Suns because they will end up like the Clippers and this first win should not make them comfortable rather they need to even increase their scores and defense in order to take every win and get to the Western Conference finals quickly. Jamal Murray was really good and he needs to keep his body healthy throughout the playoffs because this might be their time to shine if they can win easily in this rounds against the Suns.

Correct.
They need CP3 to step up his game one more time. He is the one who is always open while the two of their offensive players Brooker and KD was being muscled by Gordon and KCP. Not that I underestimate Murray on his D but I think CP3 can do better on this series. Become a leader again, make plays, or be the offensive guy if forced to the point that he is open.

Tomorrow is Game 1 of the New York Knicks versus the Miami Heat and next to it is Game 7 of the Sacramento Kings versus the Golden State Warriors.
The games are super early for those who live at GMT+8.
1:00 AM for the 1st game.
3:30 AM for the 2nd game.
Either you sleep early or you don't sleep at all to catch the games.  Just kidding, just watch the replays if you are not available.

Round 2 welcomes started with the game played between Denver and Phoenix. Denver won the game with a score of 125-107 at home. The Los Angeles Lakers are waiting for their opponent. Tonight's Sacramento Golden state game will be the final game of the series. Because the score is 3-3 in the series. Miami and New York will play their first game tonight in the 2nd round fight. On May 2, Philadelphia and Boston will start their 2nd round matches.

The first game is still behind and I'm not sure if the Denver Nuggets will dominate this series, the Suns are also a pretty good team. I think we can watch one of the best series of this year. In the first match, they won the match thanks to the difference in points in the second quarter. Jokic's performance was not perfect, but they still won the match, so they can have an advantage in the upcoming matches. I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes MVP, he's a good enough player to champion a team on his own

This is how dominant the Denver Nuggets can be when they are focused. Even if they are an underrated team, they can also be a championship team.
The Phoenix Suns may have been shocked at the turn of events in the 2nd quarter. I didn't expect it too. It's not just about Jokic, everyone was contributing whenever they are given the minutes and I think they will be a better team than the Suns if they bench keeps this consistency.
Tomorrow, we will find out who the Season MVP will be. I am betting it will be Jokic for the third time.

When you look at the box score and check the Kings first you would think they clearly lost that game. Shooting splits of all go to guys were terrible. Still the Warriors managed to be even worse.

I watched the game live and the 4th quarter can't be topped in being ridiculous.

I mean with 6:30min to go they didn't make 1 field goal, not 1 !! Just 3 made free throws ( and several missed ).

They still had a chance at that point but if you close a game like this you will never win.
Well, now obviously the Kings have the big chance to advance, I doubts the Dubs will come back from this blow in game 6.

Charles Barkley even predicted them to go to the conference finals now, beating the Lakers. There is a good chance this will happen but of course first they have to eliminate the GSW. If I was betting on that game I would take the Kings 100%.